...and then he woke up!
it wasn't a game anymore !
he lit a cigarette, poured a drink, sat back and decided it was time to introduce it to the world.
and so it came to pass...
"brassneck" - the furtherance of popular music.
Ben Owens - vocals, guitar
Kat Milner - vocals, violin
Sid Stovold - guitar
Neil Smith - bass, vocals
Mark Darrah - drums
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photos
Live
at The Oakford Social Club, Reading 07/09/08
(Pics by Adam Reading)
Live
acoustic at Propaganda, Fleet, 31/08/08
(Pics by Tom O'Donoghue)
Live at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth 20/08/08
Set
1 Set
2 (Pics by K
Squared)
Windsor
Golden Egg Festival acoustic set 13/07/08
(Pics by #1
fan Marion!)
Live and promo shots by LMI Photography:
Live at The Tumbledown Dick, Farnborough 16/01/08
gigs/events
22 Feb 2010 08:00 pm
dancing stick productions @ muse bar
5-6 friar street, reading, South rg1 1db - full electric set. on stage 9pm. also playing are ’no longer bandits’. more details at :- http://www.dancingstickproductions.com
26 Feb 2010 08:00 pm
jagz
station hill, ascot, South sl5 9eg - full electric set from us. also playing are kath de la harpe + patrick johnson & josh cleaver. more details at :- http://www.jagz.co.uk
4 Mar 2010 08:00 pm
artree music @ the three mariners (acoustic set)
56 high street, bagshot, South gu19 5aw - 3-piece 30 minute acoustic set from us at this new acoustic night. also playing are mark forde, rob himself and anthea neads. more details at :- http://www.myspace.com/artreemusic
11 Mar 2010 08:00 pm
cellar bar, south hill park (acoustic set)
ringmead, bracknell, South rg12 7pa - full length 3-piece acoustic set from us. also playing is sophie henderson. more details at :- http://www.southhillpark.org.uk
25 Mar 2010 08:00 pm
dancing stick productions @ the walkabout
wiston terrace, reading, South rg1 1dg - full electric set. on stage 9pm. also playing are ’higher love’. more details at :- http://www.dancingstickproductions.com
27 Mar 2010 08:00 pm
sod wednesdays @ the wilmington arms
69 rosebery avenue, clerkenwell, london, South ec1r 4rl - full electric set from us. middle slot. also playing are ’jowe head & the demi-monde’ and ’rude mechanicals’. more details at :- http://www.myspace.com/oddwed
1 Apr 2010 08:00 pm
the living room players @ the star (acoustic set)
17 church street, godalming, South gu7 1el - full length 4-piece acoustic set for this welcome return to susie clarke’s excellent quality acoustic evening. more details at :- http://www.cyderproductions.co.uk
10 Apr 2010 05:00 pm
the enterprise
2 haverstock hill, camden, london, South nw3 2bl - full electric set. more details at :- http://www.criminalrecords.cc
15 Apr 2010 08:00 pm
varsity
12 - 14 friar street, reading, South rg1 1db - full electric set from us. also playing are ’our lost infantry’. more details at :- http://www.facebook.com//group.php?gid=140422687509&ref=ts
17 Apr 2010 08:00 pm
the boileroom
13 stokefields, guildford, South gu1 4ls - full electric set by us. supporting ’los albertos’ (http://www.myspace.com/losalbertos). more details at :- http://www.theboileroom.net
23 Apr 2010 08:00 pm
goring unplugged @ village hall (acoustic set)
high street, goring-on-thames, South rg8 9ag - welcome return for us to this very popular purely acoustic event. 20 minute 3-piece acoustic set from us. more details at :- http://www.goringunplugged.co.uk
30 Apr 2010 08:00 pm
the barn (acoustic set)
the borough, west street, farnham, South gu9 7nw - full length 3-piece acoustic set from us at this great little new venue. more details at :- http://www.myspace.com/rpentertainmentweb
1 May 2010 08:00 pm
west end centre
48 queens road, aldershot, South gu11 3jd - full electric set from us at this great venue, supporting the superb ’two fingers of firewater’ (http://www.myspace.com/twofingersoffirewater). more details at :- http://www.westendcentre.co.uk
15 May 2010 08:00 pm
brighton fringe festival @ the brunswick
1 holland road, brighton, South bn3 1jf - full electric set as part of the fringe festival. more details at :- http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk
29 May 2010 12:00 pm
main stage @ secret garden festival
farnham library gardens, 28 west street, farnham, South gu9 7dr - following our appearance on the acoustic stage in 2009 we return in 2010 for a full band electric set on the main stage at this brilliant free festival in central farnham. more dertails at :-- http://www.myspace.com/sgmffarnham
5 Jun 2010 08:00 pm
farleigh wallop social club @ masonic centre
37 alexandra road, farnborough, South gu14 6bs - full electric set. following the success of our debut ’farleigh wallop social club’ event we return to do it again, this time on a saturday night. full line-up to be confirmed in due course. more details at :- http://www.myspace.com/farleighwallopsocialclub
10 Sep 2010 08:00 pm
big untidy night out @ rising sun arts centre (acoustic set)
26 - 30 silver street, reading, South rg1 2st - 20 minute 3-piece acoustic set from us at this excellent quality eclectic evening. more details at :- http://www.biguntidy.com
news/blog
sid's tour diary - petersfield - 19/01/10
Sometimes you just know don’t you ? You just know that it’s going to be a good gig. It’s a feeling you get.Due to a spate of cancellati...
band tour diary - farnborough - 20/12/09
It’s cold. Bloody cold. And I'm standing outside shivering like hell. Why? Because I'm either trying to direct los...
farleigh wallop social club #1 - review - 20/12/09
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/entertainment/music/local_bands/s/2063206_gig_review_farleigh_wallop_social_club_event
kat's tour diary - reading - 19/12/09
Veggie/Vegan/Eco/Bizzarro/Festy thing..... It's full of vegetarians and Ben is wearing a leather jacket. We play to four people in an empty room. We walked past ...
ben's tour diary - pangbourne - 18/12/09
We're back at one of our favourite acoustic nights - Hall of Sound at Pangbourne Village Hall. It was supposed to be the three of us. Me, Sid and Kat. But...
sid's tour diary - puttenham - 14/12/09
A long while back we got asked specifically to play at this event. For 2 reasons, 1 is that it’s organiser Ian’s birthd...
kat's tour diary - reading - 12/12/09
It was quiet. Neil was late. We started without him. We had a break. Drank some coffee. Neil arrived. We played some more. Some people showed up. W...
sid's tour diary - haslemere - 06/12/09
Let’s start at the beginning. It’s 2pm, my mate Russell turns up at my place, we’re going to hit a few Real Ale pubs this afternoon. It’s an ...
ben's tour diary - farnham - 04/12/09
. Rewind a few days......... "I don't do fancy dress, never have, never will". Its band practice and Kat appears not ...
neil's tour diary - bracknell - 27/11/09
Bracknell. Twinned with Chernobyl. But no, that would be unkind. To Chernobyl. Me and the missus arrive in good time to grab a bite to eat before the gig. Nat...

